Start up in windowed mode

[pamysue]

I just got a new 22" widescreen monitor, but I'm afraid it will stretch my Sims.  How do I start up in windowed mode and what screen resolution is the best to use?

[Ness]

You need to add a " -w" to the end of the target of the shortcut on your desktop.  It goes outside the quotes, and must have a space before the -

As for what resolution to use, I'd stick with the game's default rather than switching to something else, but somebody may have other information on that,

[pamysue]

Thanks, ness.  The only cheat I could find had the resolution with it and I couldn't get that to take.  Just the -w is working great.   

[Magicmoon]

I like to run my test version of the Sims in windowed mode. However, I can't seem to find a way to adjust the resolution using the shortcut. It keeps running at 800x600.

This is what I have in the target window of the shortcut:

"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Pets\TSBin\Sims2EP4.exe" -w -r 1024x768

What am I doing wrong?

[Ness]

no idea.  Mine runs in 1024x768, but nothing is mentioned in the target - that's the default for my computer.

[Venusy]

I think the problem might be the space between "-r" and "1024", but I'm not sure.

[Gwill]

Yes, remove the space.

"D:\EA GAMES\The Sims 2 Pets\TSBin\Sims2EP4.exe" -w -r1152x864
That's what I use.